§ 42-703Title 42
Remainder to heirs of life tenant; rule in Shelley’s case abolished.
Where a remainder shall be limited to the heirs or heirs of the body of a person to whom a life estate in the same premises shall be given, the persons who, on the termination of the life estate, shall be the heirs or the heirs of the body of such tenant for life shall be entitled to take in fee simple as purchasers by virtue of the remainder so limited.
Annotations
Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1352, ch. 854, § 1027 1973 Ed., § 45-203. 1981 Ed., § 45-403. Personal property, applicable laws, see § 42-523.
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